State of the Union speech CBC | Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final...
Oil extends gains as EU bans Iranian crude The Guardian SINGAPORE, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures extended gains in early Asian trade on Tuesday due to concerns over supply after the European Union agreed to ban imports of Iranian crude, while Tehran threatened again to close the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. March crude rose 17 cents to $99.75 a barrel ...
Iran sanctions disrupt food imports Khaleej Times KUALA LUMPUR/TEHRAN - More evidence emerged of the crippling impact of new sanctions on Iran, with international traders saying Tehran is having trouble buying rice, cooking oil and other staples to feed its 74 million people weeks before an election...
Germany and Kazakhstan seal raw materials deal The Guardian * Fifty separate contracts worth 3 billion euros * Merkel raises human rights with Nazarbayev * Kazakh leader says health is excellent BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Germany and Kazakhstan signed a cooperation deal on Wednesday designed to give German fir...
Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports The Guardian * Malaysia cuts exports of palm oil * Iran defaults on purchases of Indian rice * Ukrainian maize shipments cut * Sanctions impose hardship ahead of election By Niluksi Koswanage and Parisa Hafezi KUALA LUMPUR/TEHRAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - More evidence ...
Iran feels sanctions pinch as Asia traders cut ties The Guardian By Niluksi Koswanage and Cho Mee-young KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Malaysia has halted palm oil exports to Iran because of payments problems and Asian oil buyers have cut crude purchases as Western sanctions tighten a financial noose around Iran....
Afghanistan's constitutional albatross Al Jazeera | Afghan President Hamid Karzai, we are told, was "incredibly angry". And so, rather than being able to focus his late January discussions with Afghan officials in the way he had intended, US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman wa...
Obama tightens sanctions on Iran's finances Al Jazeera | Barack Obama has tightened sanctions on Iran, including its central bank, seeking to increase pressure on the country's economy. | The US president signed an executive order, which came into effect on Monday, that implements parts of a ne...
Analysis: Iran economy could limp along under sanctions Daily Press | DUBAI (Reuters) - Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver a knock-out blow that forces Tehran to compromise on its nuclear ambiti...
Israel blames Iran for embassy attacks Al Jazeera | Israel has accused Iran and its ally Hezbollah, Lebanon's Shia movement, of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted its embassy staff in India and Georgia that wounded four people. | Tehran denied involvement in Monday's attacks and accused Israel of carrying out the attacks itself. Hezbollah made no comment. | In the Indian capital New Delh...
Can NATO force weather France's faster exit? The State | KABUL, Afghanistan - France's call for a speedier NATO exit from Afghanistan reflects the depth of war fatigue in the West and raises fears that other countries in the U.S.-led coalition will succumb to rising political pressure and pull their troops home early. | French President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to fast-track its withdrawal - just day...
